The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) confirmed 47 new cases of COVID-19 in the Kathmandu Valley.

The Ministry of Health and Population said in 1388 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 47 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Of the new 47 infections, Kathmandu district records 41 cases, 5 in Lalitpur and Bhaktapur 6

With 83 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Friday the nation's novel coronavirus tally has reached 980,141.